Ruidoso, New Mexico Demographics

Ruidoso is 2nd in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Ruidoso is 4th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Ruidoso is 6th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Race - White

Ruidoso is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Home median value

Ruidoso is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Ruidoso is 8th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Ruidoso is 9th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Income per capita

Ruidoso is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Female residents

Ruidoso is 10th in New Mexico out of 45 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Ruidoso is 12th in New Mexico out of 36 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	8,005	26th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	16.1	18th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	498	40th	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	43rd	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.2%	42nd	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.7%	2nd	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.2%	8th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	32.4%	8th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	85.9%	6th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	42nd	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.0%	17th	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	26th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	41st	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	36th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	36th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	68.2%	4th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	52.1%	10th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.6%	39th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	8,428	12th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.1%	10th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	3,657	24th	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.7%	17th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$199,900	8th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.2	43rd	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$29,333	9th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$47,639	15th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	9.9%	40th	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Ruidoso	Rank	New Mexico	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,405	15th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$148,513	21st	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,367	18th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$50,654	12th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732